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<li><span class="f_TiporNoteText">This topic describes the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Defects</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> tab of the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Maintenance</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> window. The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Changes</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText">, </span><span class="f_UIControl">Issues</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> and</span><span class="f_UIControl"> Tasks</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> tabs differ only in minor details.</span></li>
<li><span class="f_TiporNoteText">For information on element-level Defects, Issues, Changes and Tasks, see the </span><span class="f_TiporNoteText" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="lifecycle.htm">Maintenance</a></span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> topic. For information on the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Maintenance</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> window, see the </span><span class="f_TiporNoteText" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="lifecycle.htm">Maintenance Workspace</a></span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> topic.</span></li>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;">Element defect</span><span class="f_BodyText"> details are recorded via the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Defects</span><span class="f_BodyText"> tab. To access this tab, follow the steps below:</span></p>
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<li value=1><span class="f_NumberedList">Select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">View | Maintenance</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> menu option. The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Maintenance</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> window displays. (If the window does not have the format shown below, click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Show/Hide Properties</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> button in the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Maintenance</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> window toolbar.)</span><br>
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<img src="maintenanceworkspace.png" width="798" height="308" border="0" alt="MaintenanceWorkspace"><br>
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<li value=2><span class="f_NumberedList">Open a diagram and select an element. All of the maintenance entries for that element are shown in the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Maintenance</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> window, under the various tabbed sections.</span></li>
<li value=3><span class="f_NumberedList">Click on the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Defects</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> tab.</span></li>
<li value=4><span class="f_NumberedList">To:</span></li>
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<li><span class="f_Bulletlist3">Add a new item, click on a blank line in the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Defect</span><span class="f_Bulletlist3"> list and complete the fields as described in the table below</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist3">Modify an existing item, click on that item in the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Defect</span><span class="f_Bulletlist3"> list and edit the fields as described in the table below</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist3">Delete an existing item, right-click on the item in the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Defect</span><span class="f_Bulletlist3"> list and select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Delete</span><span class="f_Bulletlist3"> context menu option.</span></li>
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<li value=5><span class="f_NumberedList">Click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Save</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> button in the window toolbar.</span></li>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Complete or edit the following fields on the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Maintenance</span><span class="f_BodyText"> window:</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="386" bgcolor="#e3e6ed" style="width:386px; background-color:#e3e6ed; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tableheader"><span class="f_Tableheader">Use to</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="386" style="width:386px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Display a list of recorded defects associated with the element.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="98" style="width:98px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Name</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="386" style="width:386px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Type the name or a short description of the defect.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="98" style="width:98px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Reported by</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="386" style="width:386px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Select the name of the person who reported the defect.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="98" style="width:98px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Reported</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="386" style="width:386px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Select the date on which the defect was reported.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="98" style="width:98px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Status</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="386" style="width:386px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Select the defect status, such as </span><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Complete</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> or </span><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Approved</span><span class="f_Tabletext">.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="98" style="width:98px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Resolved by</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="386" style="width:386px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Select the name of the person who fixed the defect.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="98" style="width:98px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Resolved</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="386" style="width:386px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Select the date on which the defect was resolved.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="98" style="width:98px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Priority</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="386" style="width:386px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Select the priority assigned to resolving the defect.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="98" style="width:98px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Version</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="386" style="width:386px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Type the version number associated with this fix.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="98" style="width:98px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_UIControl">Description</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="386" style="width:386px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Type a longer description of the defect. You can format the text using the </span><span class="f_UIControl"><a href="rich_text_notes_toolbar.htm">Rich Text Notes</a></span><span class="f_Tabletext"> toolbar at the top of the field.</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText" style="font-style: italic;"> </span><span class="f_Tabletext">This text is also reflected in the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Notes</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> window, but cannot be edited there.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="98" style="width:98px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_UIControl">History</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="386" style="width:386px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Enter any notes or references to previous occurrences of this defect. You can format the text using the </span><span class="f_UIControl"><a href="rich_text_notes_toolbar.htm">Rich Text Notes</a></span><span class="f_Tabletext"> toolbar at the top of the field.</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText" style="font-style: italic;"> </span><span class="f_Tabletext">This text is also reflected in the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Notes</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> window, but cannot be edited there.</span></p>
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